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Transducer employing wireless transmissions for sending and receiving signals

  • US 20050150286A1
  • Filed: 12/03/2004
  • Published: 07/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transducer adapted to respond to transmitted signals of a given frequency for providing a bias potential to said transducer and for enabling said transducer to transmit a transducer output signal to a remote location, comprising:

  • an antenna for receiving transmitted signals;

    a rectifier circuit coupled to said antenna and operative to provide a DC operating voltage in response to said received transmitted signals;

    a piezoresistive array operative to provide an output signal indicative of an applied pressure when said array is biased;

    first switching means coupled to said rectifier circuit and said array and operative in a first mode to apply said DC operating bias to said array, and operative in a second mode to remove said operating bias;

    an interface circuit coupled to said switching means and said array for operating said switching means in said first mode during the presence of receive transmitted signals to cause said array to provide said output signal and for applying said output signal to said antenna for transmission of said output signal to said remote locations, said interface circuit operative to operate said first switching means in said second mode when said transmitted signals are not received.

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